Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the... More

Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the... More

Nashville, Tenn. State of Tennessee, 1876. 1 sheet 43 x 35 cm. Printed commission form includes engraving of a seated woman holding a striped shield next to an eagle with its wings up, and a gold seal of the state. The election had been held on Aug. 3, 1876; the... More

New Albany, Ind. Herman Knirihm, 1881. Cards. 2 trade cards with images printed in blue on a gilt background on one side and information about Lancashire Insurance of Manchester, England, on the other. Each of illustrations features a giant egg: one has a child in a stocking cap breaking through... More

Washington DC: American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1949. Paperback. [24] p.; 21 cm. Stapled. Front wrapper illustration is a photograph by George Lohr of a paper sculpture by Ralph Patterson. Printed in black and green. Contains descriptions of the 44 items in the exhibition. Introduction by Harry Richards, who did... More

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1885. 1 chromolithograph 13 x 20 cm. (5 x 8 inches) on a captioned buff sheet 24 x 32 cm. (9.25 x 12.5 inches). This is one of a series of Prang chromolithographs used in Our Living World: An Artistic Edition of the Rev. J.G.... More

Philadelphia: Central National Bank of Philadelphia, 1892. 2 copies of the letterhead of the Central National Bank of Philadelphia, dated July 2 and 5, 1892, and addressed to A.E. Patton. Printed in red and black. The officers listed in the letterhead are: G.M. Troutman, President; Theo. Kitchen, Cashier; and T.L.... More

France: 1710. Paperback. "Traduit de l'Anglois." 24 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: A-C4 (4to). No publication information. At foot of p. 24: "Londres le 10, 20, Février 1710," although largely trimmed off in this copy. Knuttel, 15905. The identity of the English-language original, if it exists, has not been established. A.... More

London: Liebig Extract of Beef Co., 1890. "Printed in Germany." One card (11 x 9 cm.), which opens to reveal a chromolithographed scene of gauchos and cattle. The front has an illustration of a bottle of Liebig extract of beef with text in red, blut, and brown and the facsimile... More

San Francisco, Ca. Grabhorn Press, 1970. [8] p.; 25 cm. Printed in red and black. With the order form and envelope. Includes a list of previous publications. Wrappers included in page count. In Near Fine Condition: lightly creased near lower edge; clean and bright. More

Buffalo, N.Y. J. Lutted and Co., 1885. 1 card 13.5 x 9 cm. captioned "Use Lutted's Cough Drops." No date of publication; James Lutted established J. Lutted and Company in 1876, in Buffalo, N.Y. The company sold candies, and cough drops. He sold the company in 1893. Chromolithographed by Gies... More

United States Steel Supply Division, 1936. This is slightly larger than a standard match book, 8 cm. high when unfolded, and contains tissue for cleaning glasses. Both sides of the cover contain advertising for U.S. Steel's Supply Division. A few sheets of tissue appear to have been removed , but... More

Liverpool, Eng. Meccano, 1920. Paperback. 12 p.: illustrations; 17 x 25 cm. Green wrapper printed in green and black with front wrapper photograph of a boy and a kitten. Inside of front and back wrapper contains drawings aimed at boys. Contains a catalog intended for the American market as the... More

1885. Leather stationary binding with "Memoranda" blind-stamped on the flap, containing ruled paper. Partially filled in with farm accounts refering to clover, hay, chickens, and butter and eggs. The text mentions going to Germantown; the Carrell family; and various people who worked for the diarist: James M. Knight; Jacob Dexheimer;... More

Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Treasury, 1851. Paperback. 10 p.; 24 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "7" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. No date of publication but published in response to the declaration in 1851 by the state treasurer, John M. Bickel, that the Bank... More

Washington, D.C. United States Treasury, 1840. Paperback. Blair & Rives, printers. 72 p.; 23 cm. Disbound and lacking original wrapper. An executive document from the 26th Congress, 1st session, this is the official report from the United States Treasury sent by President Martin Van Buren to the U.S. Senate regarding... More